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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-08039

 

Third Avenue Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

622 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York NY   10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
     
W. James Hall III, General Counsel, 622 Third Avenue, New York NY   10017
(Name and address of agent for service)    

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-443-1021

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2014

 

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2014

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

The Trust’s schedule of investments is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Third Avenue Value Fund

 

Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund

 

Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund

 

Third Avenue International Value Fund

 

Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund

 

 

 

 

THIRD QUARTER REPORT

JULY 31, 2014

 

THIRD AVENUE FUNDS

 

Privacy Policy

 

Third Avenue Funds (the “Funds”) respect your right to privacy. We also know that you expect us to conduct and process your business in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain certain personal information about you. This is the information we collect from you on applications or other forms and from the transactions you make with us, our affiliates, or third parties. We do not disclose any information about you or any of our former customers to anyone, except to our affiliates (which may include the Funds’ affiliated money management entities) and service providers, or as otherwise permitted by law. To protect your personal information, we permit access only by authorized employees. Be assured that we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your personal information.

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

The Funds have delegated the voting of proxies relating to their voting securities to the Funds’ investment adviser pursuant to the adviser’s proxy voting guidelines. A description of these proxy voting guidelines and procedures, as well as information relating to how a Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available by August 31 each year (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 443-1021, (ii) at the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov, and (iii) on the Funds’ website www.thirdave.com.

 

Schedule of Portfolio Holdings—Form N-Q

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Principal      Value 
Amount ($)   Security  (Note 1) 
           
Corporate Bonds & Notes - 0.28%     
     Consumer Products - 0.28%     
 20,878,714   Home Products International, Inc., 2nd Lien, Convertible, 6.000% Payment-in-kind Interest, due 3/20/17 (b) (c) (d) (e)  $6,649,871 
     Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $20,878,714)
   6,649,871 
Claims - 1.24%     
     Securities Brokerage - 1.24%     
 63,101,500   Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., SIPA Claims (a)   29,559,109 
     Total Claims
(Cost $26,502,630)
   29,559,109 
           
Shares         
Common Stocks & Warrants - 87.16%     
     Agricultural Equipment - 2.09%     
 1,018,513   AGCO Corp.   49,611,768 
     Asset Management - 6.88%     
 3,034,813   Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)   118,479,100 
 1,007,504   Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (Canada)   44,985,054 
         163,464,154 
     Automotive - 4.57%     
 417,265   Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (France)   45,773,645 
 1,292,093   Toyota Industries Corp. (Japan)   62,948,531 
         108,722,176 
     Consumer Products - 0.00%#     
 526,368   Home Products International, Inc. (a) (b) (c) (d)   26,318 
     Depository Institutions - 6.65%     
 1,626,949   Comerica, Inc.   81,770,457 
 5,644,398   KeyCorp   76,425,149 
         158,195,606 
     Diversified Holding Companies - 11.11%     
 3,543,000   Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   68,448,984 
 145,287   Investor AB, Class B (Sweden)   5,222,920 
 177,414,880   Lai Sun Garment International, Ltd. (Hong Kong) (a) (c)   25,668,586 
 561,726   Pargesa Holding S.A. (Switzerland)   47,547,150 
 1,982,750   RHJ International S.A. (Belgium) (a) (d)   9,616,391 
 21,351,000   Wheelock & Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   107,656,464 
         264,160,495 
       Value 
Shares   Security  (Note 1) 
           
     Financial Insurance - 0.01%     
 37   Manifold Capital LLC (a) (b) (c) (d)  $259,000 
     Insurance & Reinsurance - 3.96%     
 108,073   Alleghany Corp. (a)   44,726,011 
 127,500   Olympus Re Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda) (a) (b) (d)   76,500 
 81,699   White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (Bermuda)   49,420,542 
         94,223,053 
     Manufactured Housing - 4.78%     
 1,590,793   Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) (c)   113,566,712 
     Materials - 0.73%     
 823,994   Canfor Corp. (Canada) (a)   17,449,463 
     Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 6.19%     
 16,132,000   Hang Lung Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   86,512,612 
 9,552,566   Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   60,593,053 
         147,105,665 
     Oil & Gas Production & Services - 14.27%     
 990,300   Apache Corp.   101,664,198 
 1,245,606   Devon Energy Corp.   94,043,253 
 2,771,698   EnCana Corp. (Canada)   59,730,092 
 1,299,649   Total S.A. (France)   83,820,286 
         339,257,829 
     Securities Brokerage - 3.49%     
 9,883,700   Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)   82,983,436 
     Semiconductor & Related - 2.73%     
 708,123   Intel Corp.   23,998,288 
 2,336,868   NVIDIA Corp.   40,895,190 
         64,893,478 
     Software - 2.31%     
 2,322,155   Symantec Corp.   54,942,187 
     Steel & Specialty Steel - 4.87%     
 1,432,345   POSCO, ADR (South Korea)   115,776,446 
     Telecommunications - 2.28%     
 16,284,090   Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)   54,227,744 
     U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 3.98%     
 1,221,894   Tejon Ranch Co. (a) (c)   34,946,168 
 200,255   Tejon Ranch Co., Warrants, expire 8/31/16 (a) (c)   452,576 
 1,886,790   Weyerhaeuser Co. (f)   59,094,263 
         94,493,007 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

 

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

       Value 
Shares   Security  (Note 1) 
           
Common Stocks & Warrants (continued)     
     Utilities - 5.12%     
 5,956,007   Covanta Holding Corp.  $121,621,663 
     Water Treatment Facilities and Chemicals - 1.14%     
 1,180,000   Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Japan)   27,114,399 
     Total Common Stocks & Warrants
(Cost $1,573,270,411)
   2,072,094,599 
           
Investment         
Amount ($)         
Limited Partnerships - 0.01%     
     Insurance & Reinsurance - 0.01%     
 1,805,000   Insurance Partners II Equity Fund, L.P. (a) (b)   108,321 
     Total Limited Partnerships
(Cost $0)
   108,321 
     Total Investment Portfolio - 88.69%
(Cost $1,620,651,755)
   2,108,411,900 
     Other Assets less Liabilities - 11.31%   268,967,695 
     NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $2,377,379,595 
     Investor Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 621,919 shares outstanding  $38,170,906 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $61.38 
     Institutional Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 38,037,694 shares outstanding  $2,339,208,689 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $61.50 

 

 

 

Notes:

ADR: American Depositary Receipt.
SIPA:  Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Fair-valued security.
(c) Affiliated issuers - as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of these issuers).
(d) Security subject to restrictions on resale.

 

Shares/             Market 
Principal      Acquisition      Value 
Amount ($)   Issuer  Date  Cost   Per Unit 
 526,368   Home Products International, Inc.  5/30/07  $54,667,471    $0.05 
$20,878,714   Home Products International, Inc. 2nd Lien, Convertible, 6.000% Payment-in-kind Interest, due 3/20/17  3/16/07- 4/1/14   20,878,714    31.85 
 37   Manifold Capital LLC  9/24/97-11/10/06   37,712,514    7,000.00 
 127,500   Olympus Re Holdings, Ltd.  12/20/01   11,944,342    0.60 
 1,982,750   RHJ International S.A.  10/19/05-3/14/07   38,543,748    4.85 

 

At July 31, 2014, these restricted securities had a total market value of $16,628,080 or 0.70% of net assets of the Fund.

 

(e) Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Income may be paid in additional securities.
(f) Security is a Real Estate Investment Trust.
U.S. issuer unless otherwise noted.
# Amount represents less than 0.01% of total net assets.

 

Country Concentration

   % of
   Net Assets
United States   44.29%  
Hong Kong   14.68   
Japan   7.28   
France   5.45   
Canada   5.14   
South Korea   4.87   
United Kingdom   2.28   
Bermuda   2.08   
Switzerland   2.00   
Belgium   0.40   
Sweden   0.22   
Total   88.69%  


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

       Value 
Shares   Security  (Note 1) 
         
Preferred Stocks - 0.36%     
     U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust - 0.36%     
 76,750   Excel Trust, Inc., 8.125%  $2,000,872 
     Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $1,919,828)
   2,000,872 
Common Stocks - 99.65%     
     Asset Management - 1.80%     
 214,432   Legg Mason, Inc.   10,174,798 
     Auto Parts and Services - 1.99%     
 210,400   Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.   6,078,456 
 143,740   Standard Motor Products, Inc.   5,181,827 
         11,260,283 
     Bank & Thrifts - 7.27%     
 89,071   City National Corp.   6,702,593 
 172,239   Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   7,761,089 
 67,200   Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.   5,239,584 
 169,563   Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.   9,856,697 
 154,801   UMB Financial Corp.   8,766,381 
 283,775   Valley National Bankcorp   2,718,564 
         41,044,908 
     Chemicals & Industrial Materials - 6.30%     
 329,116   Axiall Corp.   14,096,039 
 53,141   Minerals Technologies, Inc.   3,085,898 
 182,724   Stepan Co.   8,792,679 
 420,036   SunCoke Energy, Inc. (a)   9,589,422 
         35,564,038 
     Consulting and Information Technology Services - 9.04%     
 175,189   ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)   4,914,051 
 286,592   FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)   10,592,440 
 637,466   Genpact Ltd. (Bermuda) (a)   11,219,402 
 210,303   ICF International, Inc. (a)   7,270,175 
 167,539   ManTech International Corp., Class A   4,523,553 
 145,065   Syntel, Inc. (a)   12,529,264 
         51,048,885 
     Consumer Products - 3.14%     
 237,959   Blucora, Inc. (a)   4,061,960 
 42,490   Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.   3,025,288 
 147,715   CST Brands, Inc.   4,938,112 
 153,458   VCA, Inc. (a)   5,722,449 
         17,747,809 
     Diversified Holding Companies - 6.54%     
 63,408   Ackermans & van Haaren NV (Belgium)   7,687,413 
 579,165   Dundee Corp., Class A (Canada) (a)   9,571,746 
 1,980,031   JZ Capital Partners, Ltd. (Guernsey)   14,641,886 
 203,082   Leucadia National Corp.   5,018,156 
         36,919,201 

 

       Value 
Shares   Security  (Note 1) 
         
     Electronic Components - 3.09%     
 110,073   Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (a)  $4,850,917 
 202,611   Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A (a)   5,814,936 
 258,850   Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)   6,799,989 
         17,465,842 
     Energy Services - 3.82%     
 165,879   Era Group, Inc. (a)   4,445,557 
 68,926   SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (a)   5,235,619 
 154,252   SemGroup Corp., Class A   11,889,744 
         21,570,920 
     Forest Products & Paper - 1.28%     
 302,611   P.H. Glatfelter Co.   7,202,142 
     Healthcare - 2.47%     
 203,900   Patterson Cos., Inc.   7,954,139 
 55,907   Teleflex, Inc.   6,023,420 
         13,977,559 
     Industrial Capital Equipment Manufacturers - 1.63%     
 421,279   Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (a)   9,196,521 
     Industrials - 0.87%     
 127,000   United Stationers, Inc.   4,899,660 
     Industrial Equipment - 8.87%     
 236,800   Actuant Corp., Class A   7,643,904 
 126,606   Alamo Group, Inc.   6,017,583 
 165,971   EnerSys, Inc.   10,527,541 
 18,575   LB Foster Co., Class A   866,524 
 263,921   LSB Industries, Inc. (a)   10,163,598 
 88,538   Oshkosh Corp.   4,092,226 
 89,723   Regal-Beloit Corp.   6,306,630 
 230,475   Tredegar Corp.   4,503,482 
         50,121,488 
     Industrial Services - 13.00%     
 215,957   ABM Industries, Inc.   5,314,702 
 162,718   Cubic Corp.   7,136,811 
 440,861   Darling International, Inc. (a)   8,252,918 
 268,083   EMCOR Group, Inc.   10,972,637 
 230,147   Multi-Color Corp.   9,060,887 
 407,544   Tetra Tech, Inc.   9,895,168 
 120,710   UniFirst Corp.   11,734,219 
 257,019   World Fuel Services Corp.   11,038,966 
         73,406,308 
     Insurance & Reinsurance - 5.43%     
 20,143   Alleghany Corp. (a)   8,336,181 
 121,590   Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (Bermuda) (a)   6,498,986 
 339,285   HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.   15,837,824 
         30,672,991 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

       Value 
Shares   Security  (Note 1) 
         
Common Stocks (continued)     
     Media - 3.62%     
 59,122   Liberty Media Corp., Series A (a)  $2,781,690 
 118,244   Liberty Media Corp., Series C (a)   5,557,468 
 160,026   Madison Square Garden, Co. (The), Class A (a)   9,495,943 
 91,202   Starz, Class A (a)   2,600,169 
         20,435,270 
     Metals Manufacturing - 3.43%     
 110,448   Encore Wire Corp.   4,632,189 
 139,176   Kaiser Aluminum Corp.   10,747,171 
 94,196   Kennametal, Inc.   3,982,607 
         19,361,967 
     Securities Trading Services - 0.79%     
 111,048   Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   4,483,008 
     Software and Services - 7.24%     
 614,387   Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (a)   9,781,041 
 352,298   CSG Systems International, Inc.   9,173,840 
 206,607   InterDigital, Inc.   9,109,303 
 554,455   Progress Software Corp. (a)   12,852,267 
         40,916,451 
     U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust - 3.95%     
 219,258   American Homes 4 Rent, Class A   3,994,881 
 263,105   Excel Trust, Inc.   3,407,210 
 153,459   Post Properties, Inc.   8,317,478 
 189,619   Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.   6,570,298 
         22,289,867 

 

       Value 
Shares   Security  (Note 1) 
         
     U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 4.08%     
 143,227   Alico, Inc.  $5,286,509 
 238,067   Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (a)   8,249,022 
 167,865   Forestar Group, Inc. (a)   3,139,075 
 84,239   Vail Resorts, Inc.   6,360,044 
         23,034,650 
     Total Common Stocks
(Cost $430,797,500)
   562,794,566 
     Total Investment Portfolio - 100.01%
(Cost $432,717,328)
   564,795,438 
     Liabilities in excess of Other Assets - (0.01%)   (44,614)
     NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $564,750,824 
     Investor Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 429,495 shares outstanding  $11,754,512 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $27.37 
     Institutional Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 20,153,948 shares outstanding  $552,996,312 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $27.44 

 

Notes:

(a)  Non-income producing security.
U.S. issuer unless otherwise noted.

 

Country Concentration

 

   % of
   Net Assets
United States   91.22%
Bermuda   3.14 
Guernsey   2.59 
Canada   1.70 
Belgium   1.36 
Total   100.01%


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Principal         Value 
Amount      Security  (Note 1) 
            
Corporate Bonds & Notes - 1.30%     
        Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 1.30%     
 30,000,000   EUR  IVG Finance B.V., due 3/29/17 (Netherlands)*  $38,564,542 
        Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $27,460,644)
   38,564,542 
Term Loans - 0.13%     
        Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.13%     
        Concrete Investment I, Term Loan (Netherlands):     
 105,003   EUR  Tranche A1, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   140,604 
 50,450   EUR  Tranche A2, 2.098%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   67,554 
 19,273   EUR  Tranche A3, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   25,808 
        Concrete Investment II, Term Loan (Netherlands):     
 20,069   EUR  Tranche A1, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   26,873 
 50,450   EUR  Tranche A2, 2.098%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   67,554 
 4,818   EUR  Tranche A3, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   6,452 
 471   EUR  Concrete Settlement S.A.R.L., Term Loan, Tranche A, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (Netherlands) (d) (g)   631 
        IVG Immobilien AG, Term Loan (Netherlands):     
 1,008,991   EUR  Tranche A1, 9.566%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   1,351,086 
 1,513,487   EUR  Tranche A2, 9.566%, due 3/31/16 (d) (g)   2,026,629 
        Total Term Loans
(Cost $3,783,926)
   3,713,191 

 

Shares        
Common Stocks & Warrants - 74.58%     
     Banks - 3.85%     
 1,732,800   PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Warrants, expire 12/31/18 (a)   39,091,968 
 910,528   Wells Fargo & Co., Warrants, expire 10/28/18 (a)   17,600,506 
 2,000,500   Zions Bancorporation   57,654,410 
         114,346,884 

 

       Value 
Shares   Security  (Note 1) 
         
     Forest Products & Paper - 5.34%     
 525,000   Rayonier, Inc. (c)  $17,881,500 
 4,487,558   Weyerhaeuser Co. (c)   140,550,317 
         158,431,817 
     Lodging & Hotels - 3.96%     
 6,117,746   Hersha Hospitality Trust (c)   40,438,301 
 450,000   Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A (a)   26,473,500 
 5,124,816   Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC (United Kingdom)   50,588,157 
         117,499,958 
     Non-U.S. Real Estate Consulting/Management - 0.85%     
 2,505,167   Savills PLC (United Kingdom)   25,080,853 
     Non-U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts - 10.24%     
 54,909,568   Dexus Property Group (Australia)   60,329,699 
 270,000   Gecina S.A. (France)   38,558,227 
 7,957,812   Hammerson PLC (United Kingdom)   80,468,996 
 8,839,052   Segro PLC (United Kingdom)   53,240,548 
 800,000   Wereldhave N.V. (Netherlands)   71,206,076 
         303,803,546 
     Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 25.69%     
 1,546,126   Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A (Canada)   69,034,526 
 7,018,000   Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)    135,584,242 
 7,486,950   City Developments Ltd. (Singapore)   63,233,549 
 8,377,000   Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)   25,871,182 
 10,438,657   Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   66,213,632 
 11,373,967   Hysan Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   54,444,927 
 92,430,715   Inmobiliaria Colonial S.A. (Spain) (a)   70,550,454 
 21,869,072   Quintain Estates & Development PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   32,492,580 
 25,210,321   Songbird Estates PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   102,256,920 
 11,760,055   Westfield Group (Australia) (c)   81,745,977 
 11,975,500   Wheelock & Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)   60,383,119 
         761,811,108 
     Real Estate Consulting/Management - 1.96%     
 1,584,200   Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)   58,235,192 
     Retail-Building Products - 2.71%     
 1,681,330   Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   80,451,641 
     Retail-Supermarkets - 0.68%     
 7,062,422   WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC (United Kingdom)   20,045,350 
     Senior Housing - 1.27%     
 1,090,295   Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (a)   37,778,722 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

at July 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

           Value 
Shares       Security  (Note 1) 
             
Common Stocks & Warrants (continued)     
         Specialty Finance - 0.75%     
 950,000       PHH Corp. (a)  $22,182,500 
         U.S. Real Estate Investment     
         Trusts - 11.85%     
 2,366,750       Equity Commonwealth (a)   63,570,905 
 4,196,831       First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.   75,752,800 
 1,179,882       Post Properties, Inc.   63,949,604 
 1,942,810       Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (a)   51,076,475 
 839,578       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.   29,091,378 
 641,794       Vornado Realty Trust   68,043,000 
             351,484,162 
         U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 5.43%     
 48,867       Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.   2,180,446 
 5,846,798       Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)   112,083,118 
 941,627       Tejon Ranch Co. (a)   26,930,532 
 139,089       Tejon Ranch Co., Warrants, expire 8/31/16 (a)   314,341 
 3,369,445       Trinity Place Holdings, Inc.(a) (d) (e)   19,654,275 
             161,162,712 
         Total Common Stocks & Warrants
(Cost $1,608,460,314)
   2,212,314,445 
               
Units            
Private Equities - 4.38%     
         U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies - 4.38%     
 28,847,217       Newhall Holding Co. LLC, Class A Units (a) (b)   129,812,476 
         Total Private Equities
(Cost $75,516,192)
   129,812,476 
               
Notional             
Amount             
Purchased Options - 0.00%^     
          Foreign Currency Put Options - 0.00% ^(a)     
 48,000,000    AUD   Australian Currency, strike 0.9100 AUD, expire 8/5/14   1,560 
 14,000,000    AUD   Australian Currency, strike 0.9223 AUD, expire 9/4/14   75,503 
          Total Purchased Options
(Cost $590,001)
   77,063 

 

Principal      Value 
Amount ($)   Security  (Note 1) 
         
Short Term Investments - 3.37%     
     U.S. Government Obligations - 3.37%     
 100,000,000   U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.04% #, due 9/11/14  $99,996,014 
     Total Short Term Investments
(Cost $99,996,014)
   99,996,014 
     Total Investment Portfolio - 83.76%
(Cost $1,815,807,091)
   2,484,477,731 
     Other Assets less     
     Liabilities - 16.24% (f)   481,834,480 
     NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $2,966,312,211 
           
     Investor Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 11,261,059 shares outstanding  $355,865,114 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $31.60 
           
     Institutional Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 82,118,586 shares outstanding  $2,610,447,097 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $31.79 

 

Notes:

AUD:  Australian Dollar
EUR:  Euro.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Affiliated issuers - as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of these issuers).
(c) Security is a Real Estate Investment Trust.
(d) Fair-valued security.
(e) Security subject to restrictions on resale.

 

                  Market
          Acquisition       Value
  Shares   Issuer   Date   Cost   Per Unit
  3,369,445   Trinity Place Holdings, Inc.   10/2/2013- 11/6/13   $13,477,776   $5.83

 

At July 31, 2014, the restricted security had a total market value of $19,654,275 or 0.66% of net assets of the Fund.

 

(f) Includes restricted cash pledged to counterparty as collateral management for forward foreign currency contracts and options.
(g) Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is in effect as of July 31, 2014.
* Issuer in default.
U.S. issuer unless otherwise noted.
# Annualized yield at date of purchase.
^ Amount represents less than 0.01% of total net assets.


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

at July 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Country Concentration

   % of
   Net Assets
United States*   43.18%
United Kingdom   12.28 
Hong Kong   11.55 
Australia   4.79 
Netherlands   3.82 
Spain   2.38 
Canada   2.33 
Singapore   2.13 
France   1.30 
Total   83.76%

 

* Includes cash equivalents.

 

Schedule of Written Options

 

Notional Amount  Security  Expiration Date  Strike Price    Value 
48,000,000AUD  Australian Currency, Call  8/5/14  0.9275 AUD    $185,467 
14,000,000AUD  Australian Currency, Call  9/4/14  0.9400 AUD     37,060 
   (Premiums received $589,990)          $222,527 

 

AUD: Australian Dollar.

 

Schedule of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                 Unrealized 
Contracts to Sell  Counterparty  Settlement Date  Settlement Value  Value at 7/31/14  Appreciation 
59,000,000EUR  Goldman Sachs & Co.  08/29/14  $  79,458,250    $  79,010,908   $447,342 
105,712,500EUR  Goldman Sachs & Co.  09/19/14   146,960,306    141,577,345    5,382,961 
                   $5,830,303 

 

EUR: Euro.

 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue International Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Shares   Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
         
Common Stocks and Warrants - 97.60% 
     Automotive - 6.36%     
 247,852   Daimler AG (Germany)  $20,452,374 
 140,123   D’ieteren S.A./N.V. (Belgium)   5,911,721 
 201,609   LEONI AG (Germany)   13,777,876 
         40,141,971 
     Building & Construction Products/Services - 4.63%     
 10,353,176   Tenon, Ltd. (New Zealand) (a) (b)   13,192,569 
 523,268   Titan Cement Co. S.A. (Greece)   16,042,227 
         29,234,796 
     Capital Goods - 2.40%     
 332,166   Nexans S.A. (France) (a)   15,128,562 
     Diversified Holding Companies - 8.38%     
 7,169,907   GP Investments, Ltd., BDR (Brazil) (a) (b)   15,485,419 
 659,433   Leucadia National Corp.   16,294,589 
 249,577   Pargesa Holding S.A. (Switzerland)   21,125,380 
         52,905,388 
     Diversified Operations - 3.99%     
 1,858,200   Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd. (Hong Kong)   25,207,310 
     Financials - 2.04%     
 1,137,713   BinckBank N.V. (Netherlands)   12,884,191 
     Forest Products & Paper - 7.97%     
 64,842,939   Rubicon, Ltd. (New Zealand) (a) (b)   22,033,688 
 903,943   Weyerhaeuser Co. (c)   28,311,495 
         50,345,183 
     Healthcare - 0.93%     
 546,761   Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (India)   5,864,881 
     Household Appliances - 1.63%     
 484,636   De’Longhi S.p.A. (Italy)   10,289,371 
     Insurance - 9.84%     
 82,307   Allianz SE (Germany)   13,702,937 
 100,144   Munich Re (Germany)   21,247,721 
 44,907   White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (Bermuda)   27,164,693 
         62,115,351 
     Investment Technology Services - 2.07%     
 287,318   Otsuka Corp. (Japan)   13,091,173 
     Media - 2.76%     
 693,683   Vivendi S.A. (France)   17,410,201 
     Metals & Mining - 5.92%     
 1,185,273   Antofagasta PLC (Chile)   16,128,710 
 7,923,612   Capstone Mining Corp. (Canada) (a)   21,219,743 
 20,657   Kinross Gold Corp. Warrants, expire 9/17/14 (Canada) (a)   95 
         37,348,548 
Shares   Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
         
     Oil & Gas Production & Services - 3.80%     
 842,658   Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada)  $10,502,795 
 15,596,000   Vard Holdings Ltd. (Singapore) (a)   13,507,824 
         24,010,619 
     Pharmaceuticals - 1.84%     
 110,688   Sanofi (France)   11,621,204 
     Real Estate - 20.81%     
 3,457,452   Atrium European Real Estate, Ltd. (Austria)   19,305,805 
 576,000   Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Japan)   19,021,720 
 4,478,918   Oberoi Realty Ltd. (India)   19,187,146 
 2,889,261   Segro PLC (United Kingdom) (c)   17,402,979 
 23,859,809   Straits Trading Co. Ltd. (Singapore) (b)   56,454,163 
         131,371,813 
     Retail & Restaurants - 2.45%     
 1,510,000   Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc., Class A (Argentina)   15,492,600 
     Securities Brokerage - 2.51%     
 1,887,600   Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)   15,848,269 
     Telecommunications - 6.13%     
 2,822,966   Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Germany)   22,071,410 
 4,989,221   Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)   16,614,634 
         38,686,044 
     Transportation Infrastructure - 1.14%     
 1,103,047   Santos Brasil Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)   7,190,773 
     Total Common Stocks and Warrants
(Cost $581,001,215)
   616,188,248 
     Total Investment Portfolio - 97.60%
(Cost $581,001,215)
   616,188,248 
     Other Assets less Liabilities - 2.40%   15,128,413 
     NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $631,316,661 
     Investor Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 900,162 shares outstanding  $17,916,345 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $19.90 
     Institutional Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 30,762,749 shares outstanding  $613,400,316 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $19.94 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue International Value Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Notes:

BDR:  Brazilian Depositary Receipt.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Affiliated issuers - as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of these issuers).
(c) Security is a Real Estate Investment Trust.
U.S. issuer unless otherwise noted.

 

Country Concentration

    % of
    Net Assets
Germany     14.45 %  
Singapore     11.08    
Japan     7.60    
United States     7.07    
France     7.00    
New Zealand     5.58    
United Kingdom     5.39    
Canada     5.02    
Bermuda     4.30    
Hong Kong     3.99    
India     3.97    
Brazil     3.59    
Switzerland     3.35    
Austria     3.06    
Chile     2.55    
Greece     2.54    
Argentina     2.45    
Netherlands     2.04    
Italy     1.63    
Belgium     0.94    
Total     97.60 %  


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

  9  
 

Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund
Portfolio of Investments
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
        Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
                 
Corporate Bonds & Notes - 65.10%     
           Chemicals - 4.15%     
 60,000,000         Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,
due 1/15/21*
  $46,800,000 
 118,199,570         Reichhold Industries, Inc., 9.000% Cash or 11.000% Payment-in-kind Interest,
due 5/8/17 (a) (g)
   80,966,705 
 18,950,000         Vertellus Specialties, Inc., 9.375%,
due 10/1/15 (a)
   19,139,500 
               146,906,205 
           Consumer Products - 5.25%     
 67,549,000     EUR   Ideal Standard International S.A., 11.750%, due 6/10/20 (Luxembourg) (b)   70,099,726 
 140,000,000         Sun Products Corp. (The), 7.750%,
due 3/15/21 (a)
   115,500,000 
               185,599,726 
           Energy - 3.01%     
 20,000,000         Endeavour International Corp., 12.000%,
due 3/1/18
   17,900,000 
           Global Geophysical Services, Inc.*:     
 45,925,000         due 5/1/17   14,925,625 
 15,599,000         due 5/1/17   5,264,662 
 19,150,000         IronGate Energy Services LLC, 11.000%,
due 7/1/18 (a)
   19,820,250 
           New Gulf Resources LLC/NGR Finance Corp.:     
 10,000,000         11.750%, due 5/15/19 (a)   10,300,000 
 5,000,000         10.000% Cash or 12.000% Payment-in-kind Interest,
due 11/15/19 (a) (g)
   4,050,000 
           Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.:     
 2,090,633         1st Lien, 11.000%,
due 10/1/18 (a) (b) (c)
   2,132,446 
 4,557,222         2nd Lien, 12.000% Cash or 14.000% Payment-in-kind Interest,
due 10/1/20 (a) (b) (g)
   4,329,361 
 30,000,000     CAD   Southern Pacific Resource Corp.,
8.750%, due 1/25/18 (Canada) (a)
   20,945,109 
 8,018,982         Thunderbird Resources Equity, Inc.,
due 12/1/17*
   6,896,325 
               106,563,778 
           Financials - 4.67%     
 30,000,000         CNG Holdings, Inc., 9.375%,
due 5/15/20 (a)
   24,000,000 
 51,500,000         DFC Finance Corp., 10.500%,
due 6/15/20 (a)
   51,500,000 
Principal
Amount (‡)
        Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
                 
 19,100,000     EUR   IVG Finance B.V.,
due 3/29/17 (Netherlands)*
  $24,552,758 
           Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.*:     
 31,000,000         due 9/26/08   6,161,250 
 17,185,861         due 10/14/08   3,415,690 
 10,000,000         due 10/22/08   1,987,500 
 25,000,000         due 11/24/08   4,968,750 
 12,205,000         due 12/23/08   2,425,744 
 97,000,000         due 3/23/09   19,278,750 
 6,771,301         due 4/3/09   1,345,796 
 30,000,000         due 1/14/11   6,075,000 
 10,000,000         due 1/24/13   1,950,000 
 50,000,000         due 9/26/14   10,312,500 
 7,113,000         due 2/9/17   1,422,600 
 15,000,000     EUR   Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. B.V.,
due 6/25/10 (Netherlands)*
   5,975,495 
               165,371,833 
           Food & Beverage - 1.16%     
 40,755,000         American Seafoods Group LLC/American Seafoods Finance, Inc., 10.750%,
due 5/15/16 (a)
   41,162,550 
           Gaming & Entertainment - 4.00%     
           Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:     
 28,603,000         12.750%, due 4/15/18   10,440,095 
 79,000,000         10.000%, due 12/15/18   26,662,500 
           Codere Finance Luxembourg S.A. (Luxembourg)*:     
 55,878,000     EUR   due 6/15/15   48,635,110 
 26,910,000         due 2/15/19 (a)   17,491,500 
 18,000,000         Greektown Holdings, LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., 8.875%,
due 3/15/19 (a)
   18,000,000 
 19,836,480         Majestic Star Casino, LLC, 12.500% Cash or 14.500% Payment-in-kind Interest,
due 12/1/16 (a) (g)
   20,233,210 
               141,462,415 
           Healthcare - 3.00%     
 72,635,000         21st Century Oncology, Inc., 9.875%,
due 4/15/17
   60,650,225 
 50,000,000         InVentiv Health, Inc., 11.000%,
due 8/15/18 (a)
   45,500,000 
               106,150,225 
           Home Construction - 2.25%     
           New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.:     
 34,493,036         5.000% Cash and 8.000% Payment-in-kind Interest,
due 3/15/18 (g)
   38,718,433 
 41,958,000         11.000%, due 9/1/18   40,699,260 
               79,417,693 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

  10  
 

Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (‡)
        Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
                  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)     
           Manufacturing - 2.85%      
 35,000,000         Euramax International, Inc., 9.500%, due 4/1/16  $ 34,475,000  
 69,435,000         Liberty Tire Recycling LLC, 11.000%, due 10/1/16 (a)    66,484,012  
                100,959,012  
           Media/Cable - 6.41%      
 43,000,000         Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., due 4/15/20 (b) (e)*     
 165,298,499         Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 12.000% Cash and 2.000% Payment-in-kind Interest, due 2/1/21 (g)   165,298,499  
           LBI Media, Inc.:      
 25,000,000         10.000%, due 4/15/19 (a)    26,687,500  
 33,683,750         13.500%, due 4/15/20 (a)    34,862,681  
                226,848,680  
           Metals & Mining - 6.34%      
 61,500,000     CAD   Allied Nevada Gold Corp., 8.750%, due 6/1/19 (a)    41,245,357  
  12,700,000         American Gilsonite Co., 11.500%, due 9/1/17 (a)     13,874,750  
 6,500,000         Arch Coal, Inc., 7.250%, due 6/15/21    4,257,500  
 89,690,531     EUR   Boats Investments Netherlands B.V., 11.000% Payment-in-kind Interest, due 3/31/17 (Netherlands) (g)    53,744,661  
 4,000,000         Exide Technologies, due 2/1/18*    2,120,000  
 46,450,000     EUR   New World Resources N.V., 7.875%, due 5/1/18 (Netherlands) (a)    44,938,571  
    51,500,000
 
            Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp., 11.000%, due 6/1/19         52,658,750    
 23,500,000         Walter Energy, Inc., 8.500%, due 4/15/21    11,397,500  
                224,237,089  
           Retailers - 2.64%      
    100,190,000
 
            Claire’s Stores, Inc., 7.750%, due 6/1/20 (a)       68,630,150    
    30,000,000
 
            J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 6.375%, due 10/15/36       24,825,000    
                93,455,150  
           Services - 8.78%      
  108,111,000         Affinion Group Holdings, Inc., 13.750% Cash or 14.500%, Payment-in-kind Interest, due 9/15/18 (a) (g)     104,867,670  
 40,552,020         Affinion Investment LLC, 13.500%,
due 8/15/18 (a)
    39,943,740  
           Altegrity, Inc.:      
 33,980,000         13.000% Payment-in-kind Interest, due 7/1/20 (a) (g)    29,222,800  
Principal Amount (‡)    Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
           
 111,921,840   12.000% Cash and 2.000% Payment-in-kind Interest,
due 7/1/20 (a) (g)
  $96,252,782 
 45,500,000   SunGard Availability Services Capital Inc.,
8.750%, due 4/1/22 (a)
   40,267,500 
         310,554,492 
     Technology - 1.63%     
 20,000,000   Avaya, Inc., 10.500%, due 3/1/21 (a)   17,600,000 
 31,379,194   First Data Holdings, Inc., 14.500% Payment-in-kind Interest,
due 9/24/19 (a) (g)
   35,615,385 
 28,118,000   THQ, Inc., due 8/15/14*   4,498,880 
         57,714,265 
     Telecommunications - 1.71%     
 110,000,000   NII Capital Corp., 7.625%, due 4/1/21   29,700,000 
     Nortel Networks Ltd. (Canada)*:     
 5,000,000   due 4/15/12   5,081,250 
 21,667,000   due 7/15/16   25,837,898 
         60,619,148 
        Transportation Services - 3.21%     
 40,000,000   Ceva Group PLC, 9.000%, due 9/1/21 (United Kingdom) (a)   41,000,000 
 85,000,000   Western Express, Inc., 12.500%, due 4/15/15 (a)   72,462,500 
         113,462,500 
     Utilities - 4.04%     
 14,469,868   Coso Geothermal Power Holdings LLC, 7.000%, due 7/15/26 (a)   10,997,100 
 4,000,000   Energy Future Holdings Corp., due 11/15/34*   3,000,000 
 100,065,046   Energy Future Intermediate Holdings Co. LLC, Payment-in-kind Interest, due 12/1/18 (a) (g)*   114,574,478 
        Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC / TCEH Finance, Inc.*:        
 60,000,000   due 11/1/15   8,550,000 
 40,000,000   due 11/1/16   5,700,000 
         142,821,578 
     Total Corporate Bonds & Notes     
     (Cost $2,245,393,532)   2,303,306,339 
Term Loans - 7.05%     
     Energy - 2.08%     
     Global Geophysical Services, Inc.:     
 18,140,000   OID, DIP Loan A, 10.000%, due 5/1/15 (b) (c)   18,140,000 
 40,703,101   OID, DIP Loan B, 12.000%, due 5/1/15 (b) (c)   40,703,101 
 15,000,000   Templar Energy LLC, Term Loan B, 2nd Lien, 8.000%, due 11/25/20 (c)   14,887,500 
         73,730,601 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Principal Amount (‡)          Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
               
Term Loans (continued)  
           Financials - 0.17%     
           Concrete Investment I, Term Loan (Netherlands):     
 67,133     EUR   Tranche A1, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (b) (c)  $89,895 
 32,255     EUR   Tranche A2, 2.098%, due 3/31/16 (b) (c)   43,190 
 12,322     EUR   Tranche A3, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (b) (c)   16,500 
           Concrete Investment II, Term Loan (Netherlands):     
 12,831     EUR   Tranche A1, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (b) (c)   17,181 
 32,255     EUR   Tranche A2, 2.098%, due 3/31/16 (b) (c)   43,190 
 3,081     EUR   Tranche A3, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (b) (c)   4,125 
 301     EUR   Concrete Settlement S.A.R.L., Term loan, 2.096%, due 3/31/16 (b) (c)   403 
 2,750,400     EUR   IVG Finance B.V., DIP Loan, 8.596% (Netherlands) (b) (c)   3,682,914 
           IVG Immobilien AG, Term Loan (Netherlands):     
 645,093     EUR   Tranche A1, 9.566%, 9/30/17 (b) (c)   863,809 
 967,639     EUR   Tranche A2, 9.566%, 9/30/18 (b) (c)    1,295,714 
               6,056,921 
           Gaming & Entertainment - 0.56%     
 20,000,000         Land Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
12.000%, due 6/27/20 (c)
   19,600,000 
           Healthcare - 0.77%     
           21st Century Oncology, Inc., Term Loan:     
 2,450,983         Bridge Loan A, 14.000%, due 10/31/14 (b) (c)   2,450,983 
 2,595,158         Bridge Loan B, 14.000%, due 10/31/14 (b) (c)   2,595,158 
 23,184,047         Rural/Metro Corp., Term Loan, 8.000% Cash and 1.000% Payment-in-kind Interest, due 6/30/18 (c) (g)   22,140,764 
               27,186,905 
           Retailers - 1.00%     
 17,000,000         Gymboree Corp., Term Loan, 1st Lien, 5.000%, due 2/23/18 (c)   14,025,000 
 26,899,320         Weight Watchers International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.000%, due 4/2/20 (c)   21,438,758 
               35,463,758 
           Services - 0.62%     
 33,451,572         Education Management LLC, Term Loan C2, 1st Lien, 4.250%, due 6/1/16 (c)   22,022,274 
Principal Amount (‡)        Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
                
          Telecommunications - 0.14%     
 5,000,000        PR Wireless, Inc., Term Loan, 10.000%, due 6/27/20 (c)  $4,937,500 
          Utilities - 1.71%     
          Longview Power LLC*:     
 5,343,271        DIP Loan, 9.000% (b) (c)   5,343,271 
 53,047,387        Term Loan, due 10/31/17   35,276,512 
 29,429,232        Term Loan, due 10/31/17   19,864,731 
              60,484,514 
          Total Term Loans
(Cost $253,035,135)
   249,482,473 
Claims - 5.25%       
          Financials - 4.77%     
 360,000,000        Lehman Brothers, Inc., SIPA Claims (d)   168,637,500 
          Food & Beverage - 0.48%     
          Pescanova S.A. (Spain):     
 188,150,508    EUR   Ordinary Claims, due 12/31/40 (d)   17,006,105 
 1,803,190    EUR   Subordinate Claim, due 12/31/40 (b) (d)    
              17,006,105 
          Total Claims     
          (Cost $191,584,817)   185,643,605 
Municipal Bonds - 0.11%  
          Gaming & Entertainment - 0.06%     
 5,200,000        New York City, NY, Industrial Development Agency Civic Facility Revenue, Bronx Parking Development Co. LLC OID, due 10/1/37*   2,028,000 
          Utilities - 0.05%     
 4,000,000        Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 7.000%, due 7/1/33   1,945,000 
          Total Municipal Bonds     
          (Cost $4,789,186)   3,973,000 
                
Shares              
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.52%     
          Transportation - 0.52%     
 4,435        CEVA Holdings LLC, Series A-1 (d) (e)   6,763,711 
 10,196        CEVA Holdings LLC, Series A-2 (d) (e)   11,725,021 
          Total Convertible Preferred Stocks     
          (Cost $17,733,657)   18,488,732 
Preferred Stocks - 1.63%
          Energy - 0.03%     
 1,122,431        Lone Pine Resources, Inc. (b) (d) (e)   1,122,431 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Shares   Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
           
Preferred Stocks (continued)     
     Financials - 1.60%     
 100,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.300% (d)  $1,916,000 
 63,188   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series K, 5.790% (d)   1,247,963 
 52,500   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series L (c) (d)   905,625 
 165,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series S (c) (d)   2,970,000 
 100,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series U, 5.900% (d)   1,013,000 
 137,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series W, 5.660% (d)   1,343,970 
 500,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series Z, 8.375% (c) (d)   6,000,000 
 96,750   Federal National Mortgage Association, Series H, 5.810% (d)   1,838,250 
 208,000   Federal National Mortgage Association, Series M, 4.750% (d)   4,048,200 
 967,000   Federal National Mortgage Association, Series 0, 7.000% (c) (d)   19,011,220 
 500,000   Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S, 8.250% (c) (d)   5,765,000 
 750,000   Federal National Mortgage Association, Series T, 8.250% (d)   10,365,000 
         56,424,228 
     Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $23,007,788)
   57,546,659 
Private Equities - 0.35%     
     Automotive - 0.35%     
 10,000,000   International Automotive Components Group S.A. (d)   12,500,000 
     Total Private Equities
(Cost $8,800,000)
   12,500,000 
Common Stocks & Warrants - 5.29%     
     Chemicals - 0.01%     
 478,500   Phosphate Holdings, Inc. (d) (f)   265,568 
     Energy - 0.70%     
 4,000,000   Forest Oil Corp. (d)   8,160,000 
 124,461   Geokinetics Holdings USA, Inc. (d) (e)   12,757,253 
 374,199   Lone Pine Resources, Inc. (b) (d) (e)   374,199 
 374,199   Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd. (Canada) (b) (d) (e)   374,199 
 1,122,431   Lone Pine Resources, Inc. Multiple Voting Shares (b) (d) (e)   1,122,431 
 5,000   New Gulf Resources LLC (d)   1,250,000 
 50,000   Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc. (b) (d) (e)   850,000 
 10,874   Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., Warrants (b) (d) (e)    
         24,888,082 
Shares   Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
           
     Financials - 1.44%     
 3,725,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (d)  $15,533,250 
 1,700,000   Rescap Liquidating Trust   31,450,000 
 1,407,040   WMI Holdings Corp. (d)   3,827,149 
         50,810,399 
     Food & Beverage - 0.25%     
 1,000,000   Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. (Australia)   8,651,773 
     Gaming & Entertainment - 0.22%     
 999,955   Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (d)   7,909,644 
     Media/Cable - 1.34%     
 971,679   Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc. (d) (e)   33,765,810 
 2,311,360   Radio One, Inc., Class D (d) (f)   10,100,643 
 681,637   Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc., Class A (d) (f)   3,674,023 
         47,540,476 
     Metals & Mining - 0.70%     
 711,375   AK Steel Holding Corp. (d)   6,473,512 
 1,961,723   Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (d)   6,140,193 
 1,500,000   Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.   6,630,000 
 1,954,569   Tembec, Inc. (Canada) (d)   5,682,564 
         24,926,269 
     Services - 0.15%     
 499,605   Affinion Group, Inc., Warrants, Series A (d) (e)   1,323,953 
 6,422,764   Affinion Group, Inc., Warrants, Series B (d) (e)   321,138 
 225,000   Kelly Services, Inc., Class A   3,586,500 
         5,231,591 
     Telecommunications - 0.00%     
 59   PR Wireless, Inc. Warrants (b) (d)    
     Transportation - 0.15%     
 4,710   CEVA Holdings LLC (d) (e)   5,416,397 
     Utilities - 0.33%     
 32,549,441   EME Reorganization Trust   4,413,704 
 77,476,619   Longview Power LLC, Equity Allocation Stub (b) (d) (e)   7,104,606 
         11,518,310 
     Total Common Stocks & Warrants (Cost $147,511,067)   187,158,509 
Closed-End Funds - 2.40%     
     Financials - 2.40%     
 337,507   Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.   5,950,248 
 339,301   BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.   4,044,468 
 854,069   BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust   11,487,228 
 393,556   DWS High Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.   5,718,369 


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Shares   Security  Value
(Note 1)
 
           
Closed-End Funds (continued)     
 612,749   First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund  $10,674,088 
 189,372   First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II   2,954,203 
 509,084   MFS Intermediate High Income Fund   1,455,980 
 504,626   Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc.   6,681,248 
 642,023   New America High Income Fund, Inc. (The)   6,201,942 
 1,685,874   Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund   15,257,160 
 84,814   PIMCO Dynamic Credit Income Fund   1,926,974 
 517,299   Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund, Inc.   8,928,581 
 669,372   Western Asset Managed High Income Fund, Inc.   3,721,708 
     Total Closed-End Funds
(Cost $85,329,463)
   85,002,197 
     Total Investment Portfolio - 87.70%
(Cost $2,977,184,645)
   3,103,101,514 
     Other Assets less     
     Liabilities - 12.30% (h) (i)   435,106,943 
     NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $3,538,208,457 
     Investor Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 111,675,717 shares outstanding  $1,342,375,223 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $12.02 
     Institutional Class:     
     Net assets applicable to 182,855,729 shares outstanding  $2,195,833,234 
     Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share  $12.01 

 

Country Concentration    
     
   % of
Net Assets
United States   76.51%
Luxembourg   3.85 
Netherlands   3.82 
Canada   1.64 
United Kingdom   1.16 
Spain   0.48 
Australia   0.24 
Total   87.70%

 

Notes:

CAD: Canadian Dollar.
DIP: Debtor-In-Possession.
EUR: Euro.
OID: Original Issue Discount.
SIPA:  Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970.
(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
(b) Fair-valued security.
(c) Variable rate security. The rate disclosed is in effect as of July 31, 2014.
(d) Non-income producing security.
(e) Security subject to restrictions on resale.

 

Shares/
Principal
Amount ($)
  Issuer  Acquisition
Date
  Cost  Market
Value
Per Unit
499,605  Affinion Group, Inc., Warrants, Series A  12/13/13-12/18/13  $481,648  $2.65
6,422,764  Affinion Group, Inc., Warrants, Series B  12/13/13-12/18/13  633,602  0.05
$43,000,000  Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., due 4/15/20  4/2/14   
971,679  Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc.  4/1/14-4/3/14  36,487,130  34.75
4,710  CEVA Holdings LLC  5/29/13  5,355,643  1,149.98
4,435  CEVA Holdings LLC, Series A-1, Convertible Pfd.  5/29/13  4,435,224  1,525.08
10,196  CEVA Holdings LLC, Series A-2, Convertible Pfd.  5/29/13  13,298,434  1,149.96
124,461  Geokinetics Holdings USA, Inc.  5/22/2013-5/14/14  13,060,780  102.50
374,199  Lone Pine Resources, Inc.  1/31/14  457,500  1.00
374,199  Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd.  1/31/14  457,500  1.00
1,122,431  Lone Pine Resources, Inc., Multiple Voting Shares  1/31/14  748,288  1.00
1,122,431  Lone Pine Resources, Inc. Pfd.  1/31/14  748,288  1.00
77,476,619  Longview Power LLC, Equity Allocation Stub  11/22/13    0.09
50,000  Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc.  10/4/13  1,486,746  17.00
10,874  Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc., Warrants  10/4/13  9,743 

 

  At July 31, 2014, these restricted securities had a total market value of $83,021,149, or 2.35% of net assets of the Fund.
   
(f) Affiliated issuers - as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of these issuers).
(g) Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Income may be paid in additional securities or cash at the discretion of the issuer.
(h) Includes restricted cash pledged to counterparty as collateral management for forward foreign currency contracts.
(i) A portion is segregated for future fund commitment.
* Issuer in default.
U.S. issuer unless otherwise noted.
Denominated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.


 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
at July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Schedule of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts        
                     
Contracts to Buy   Counterparty   Settlement Date   Settlement Value   Value at 7/31/14   Unrealized
Appreciation
15,000,000AUD   Macquarie Bank, Ltd.   08/08/14   $13,602,750   $13,931,543     $ 328,793    
                             
Contracts to Sell   Counterparty   Settlement Date   Settlement Value   Value at 7/31/14   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
15,000,000AUD Macquarie Bank, Ltd.   08/08/14   $13,313,100   $13,931,543     $ (618,443 )  
9,290,000AUD   Goldman Sachs & Co.   08/29/14   8,727,203   8,615,387       111,816    
75,000,000CAD   Goldman Sachs & Co.   08/29/14   69,752,259   68,735,283       1,016,976    
80,744,128EUR   Goldman Sachs & Co.   08/29/14   108,737,164   108,129,948       607,216    
98,000,000EUR   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   08/29/14   131,985,898   131,238,458       747,440    
20,000,000EUR   Macquarie Bank, Ltd.   08/29/14   26,937,000   26,783,359       153,641    
                      $ 2,018,646    

 

AUD: Australian Dollar

CAD: Canadian Dollar.

EUR: Euro.

 

See accompanying notes to the Portfolios of Investments.

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Third Avenue Trust
Notes to Portfolios of Investments
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

1. SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Organization:

Third Avenue Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end, management investment company organized as a Delaware business trust pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated October 31, 1996. The Trust currently consists of five non-diversified (within the meaning of Section 5(b)(2) of the Investment Company Act), separate investment series: Third Avenue Value Fund, Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund, Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund, Third Avenue International Value Fund and Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Third Avenue Management LLC (the “Adviser”) provides investment advisory services to each of the Funds in the Trust. The Funds seek to achieve their investment objectives by adhering to a strict value discipline when selecting securities and other instruments. Each Fund has a distinct investment approach.

 

Accounting policies:

The policies described below are followed consistently by the Funds and are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Security valuation:

Generally, the Funds’ investments are valued at market value. Securities traded on a principal stock exchange, including The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”), are valued at the last quoted sales price, the NASDAQ official closing price, or in the absence of closing sales prices on that day, securities are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked price. In accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the Funds have retained a third party provider that, under certain circumstances, applies a statistical model to provide fair value pricing for foreign equity securities with principal markets that are no longer open when a Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”), and certain events have occurred after the principal markets have closed but prior to the time as of which the Funds compute their NAVs. Debt instruments with maturities greater than 60 days, including floating rate loan securities, are valued on the basis of prices obtained from a pricing service approved as reliable by the Board or otherwise pursuant to policies and procedures approved by the Board. Investments in derivative instruments are valued independently by service providers or by broker quotes based on pricing models. Short-term cash investments are valued at cost, plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. Short-term debt securities with 60 days or less to maturity may be valued at amortized cost.

 

The Adviser has established a Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) which is responsible for overseeing the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Funds. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

 

Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its total net assets in securities which are not readily marketable, including those which are restricted as to disposition under applicable securities laws (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities and other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at “fair value”, as determined in good faith by the Committee as authorized by the Board, under procedures established by the Board. At July 31, 2014, such securities had a total fair value of $7,120,010 or 0.30% of net assets of Third Avenue Value Fund, $23,367,466 or 0.79% of net assets of Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund, and $162,798,833 or 4.60% of net assets of Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund. There were no fair valued securities for Third Avenue Small- Cap Value Fund and Third Avenue International Value Fund at July 31, 2014. Among the factors that may be considered by the Committee in determining fair value are: the type of security, trading in unrestricted securities of the same issuer, the financial condition of the issuer, the percentage of the Fund’s beneficial ownership of the issuer’s common stocks and debt securities, comparable multiples of similar issuers, the operating results of the issuer and the discount from market value of any similar unrestricted securities of the issuer at the time of purchase and liquidation values of the issuer. The fair values determined in accordance with these procedures may differ significantly from the amounts which would be realized upon disposition of the securities.

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Third Avenue Trust
Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Fair value measurements:

In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification (“FASB ASC”) FASB ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment under current market conditions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Level 1 –Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;
     
  Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;
     
  Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. However, the determination of what constitutes “observable” requires significant judgment by the Funds. The Funds consider observable data to be market data which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

 

The Funds use valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

 

The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Funds generally use to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities for Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Equity Securities (Common Stocks, Preferred Stocks, Rights, and Warrants)—Equity securities traded in inactive markets and certain foreign equity securities are valued using inputs which include broker-dealer quotes, recently executed transactions adjusted for changes in the benchmark index, or evaluated price quotes received from independent pricing services or brokers that take into account the integrity of the market sector and issuer, the individual characteristics of the security, and information received from broker-dealers and other market sources pertaining to the issuer or security. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of equity securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations—U.S. Treasury obligations are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that evaluate the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask price. The models also take into consideration data received from active market makers and broker-dealers, yield curves, and the spread over comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The spreads change daily in response to market conditions and are generally obtained from the new issue market and broker-dealer sources. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of U.S. Treasury obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes—Corporate bonds and notes are generally comprised of two main categories: investment grade bonds and high yield bonds. Investment grade bonds are valued by independent pricing services or brokers using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, live trading levels, recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers, and option adjusted spread models that include base curve and spread curve inputs. Adjustments to individual bonds can be applied to recognize trading differences compared to other bonds issued by the same issuer. High yield bonds are valued by independent pricing services or brokers based primarily on broker-dealer quotations from relevant market makers and recently executed transactions in securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. The broker-dealer quotations received are sup-

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Third Avenue Trust
Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

ported by credit analysis of the issuer that takes into consideration credit quality assessments, daily trading activity, and the activity of the underlying equities, listed bonds and sector specific trends. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of corporate bonds and notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts—Forward foreign currency contracts are valued by independent pricing services using various inputs and techniques, which include broker-dealer quotations, actual trading information and foreign currency exchange rates gathered from leading market makers and foreign currency exchange trading centers throughout the world. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of forward foreign currency contracts are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Claims—Claims are valued by brokers based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, both cash and non-cash assets. The valuation is derived from expected cash flow of the claims and the non-cash assets, which include all real estate, private equity or other securities within the estate. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of the claims are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Term Loans—Term loans are valued by independent pricing services based on the average of evaluated quoted prices received from multiple dealers or valued relative to other benchmark securities when broker-dealer quotes are unavailable. Inputs may include quoted prices for similar investments in active market, interest rates, coupon rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of term loans are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Municipal Bonds—Municipal bonds are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid-ask lists, offerings, market movements, the callability of the bond, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of municipal bonds are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

Options (Written and Purchased)—Options are valued by independent pricing services or by brokers based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, foreign exchange rate, time until expiration, and volatility of the underlying foreign currency security. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of options are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

 

The following is a summary by level of inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of July 31, 2014:

 

   Third Avenue
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Small-Cap
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Real Estate
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
International
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Focused
Credit Fund
 
Level 1: Quoted Prices                         
Investments in Securities:                         
Common Stocks & Warrants:                         
Building & Construction Products/Services  $   $   $   $13,192,569   $ 
Consumer Products       17,747,809             
Diversified Holding Companies       36,919,201        31,780,008     
Energy                   8,160,000 
Financials                   50,810,399 
Forest Products & Paper       7,202,142    158,431,817    28,311,495     
Insurance               27,164,693     
Insurance & Reinsurance   94,146,553    30,672,991             
Lodging & Hotels           66,911,801         
Media       20,435,270             
Metals & Mining               21,219,838    24,926,269 
Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies           253,037,423         
Oil & Gas Production & Services   255,437,543            10,502,795     
Real Estate               19,305,805     
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Third Avenue Trust
Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Summary by level of inputs (continued)

 

   Third Avenue
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Small-Cap
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Real Estate
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
International
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Focused
Credit Fund
 
Level 1: Quoted Prices                         
Investments in Securities:                         
Common Stocks & Warrants (continued):                         
Services  $   $   $   $   $3,586,500 
U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies   94,493,007    23,034,650    141,508,437         
Utilities   121,621,663                4,413,704 
Other   737,899,814    426,782,503    689,559,954    28,548,254    64,367,461 
Preferred Stocks:                         
Financials                   50,537,778 
U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust       2,000,872             
Closed-End Funds:                         
Financials                   85,002,197 
Total for Level 1 Securities   1,303,598,580    564,795,438    1,309,449,432    180,025,457    291,804,308 
Level 2: Other Significant Observable Inputs                         
Investments in Securities:                         
Common Stocks, Rights & Warrants:                         
Automotive   108,722,176            40,141,971     
Building & Construction Products/Services               16,042,227     
Capital Goods               15,128,562     
Diversified Holding Companies   264,160,495            21,125,380     
Diversified Operations               25,207,310     
Financials               12,884,191     
Forest Products & Paper               22,033,688     
Household Appliances               10,289,371     
Insurance               34,950,658     
Investment Technology Services               13,091,173     
Lodging & Hotels           50,588,157         
Media               17,410,201     
Metals & Mining               16,128,710     
Non-U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts           303,803,546         
Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies   147,105,665        508,773,685         
Oil & Gas Production & Services   83,820,286            13,507,824     
Pharmaceuticals               11,621,204     
Real Estate               112,066,008     
Retail-Supermarkets           20,045,350         
Securities Brokerage   82,983,436            15,848,269     
Telecommunications   54,227,744            38,686,044     
Water Treatment Facilities and Chemicals   27,114,399                 
Preferred Stock:                         
Financials                   5,886,450 
Debt Securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other government corporations and agencies:                         
Municipal Bonds                   3,973,000 
Corporate Bonds & Notes                   2,197,693,168 
Term Loans                   149,655,539 
Claims   29,559,109                168,637,500 
Purchased Options:                         
Foreign Currency Put Options           77,063         
Short Term Investments:                         
U.S. Government Obligations           99,996,014         
Total for Level 2 Securities   797,693,310        983,283,815    436,162,791    2,525,845,657 
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Third Avenue Trust
Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Summary by level of inputs (continued)

 

   Third Avenue
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Small-Cap Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Real Estate
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
International
Value Fund
   Third Avenue
Focused
Credit Fund
 
Level 3: Significant Unobservable Inputs                         
Investments in Securities:                         
Common Stocks & Warrants:                         
Consumer Products  $26,318   $   $   $   $ 
Energy                   16,728,082*
Financial Insurance   259,000                 
Insurance & Reinsurance   76,500                 
Services                   1,645,091 
Telecommunications                   *
Transportation                   5,416,397 
U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies           19,654,275         
Utilities                   7,104,606 
Limited Partnerships:                         
Insurance & Reinsurance   108,321                 
Convertible Preferred Stocks:                         
Transportation                   18,488,732 
Preferred Stocks:                         
Energy                   1,122,431 
Corporate Bonds & Notes   6,649,871        38,564,542        105,613,171*
Term Loans           3,713,191        99,826,934 
Claims                   17,006,105*
Private Equities:                         
Automotive                   12,500,000 
U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies           129,812,476         
Total for Level 3 Securities   7,120,010        191,744,484        285,451,549 
Total Value of Investments  $2,108,411,900   $564,795,438   $2,484,477,731   $616,188,248   $3,103,101,514 
Investments in Other Financial Instruments:                         
Level 2: Other Significant Observable Inputs                         
Written Foreign Currency Options  $   $   $(222,527)  $   $ 
Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts—Assets
           5,830,303        2,965,882 
Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts—Liabilities
                   (618,443)
Total Market Value or Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Other Financial Instruments  $   $   $5,607,776   $   $2,347,439 

 

Please refer to the Portfolios of Investments for industry specifics of the portfolio holdings.

 

The values of security that transferred from Level 1 on October 31, 2013 to Level 2 on July 31, 2014 for Third Avenue Value Fund, Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund and Third Avenue International Value Fund were $977,979,052, $583,241,948, and $659,633,249, respectively. The transfers were due to the lack of quoted prices in active markets at period end.
* Investments or includes investments fair valued at zero.

 

Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2, or from Level 2 to Level 1 are recorded utilizing values as of the beginning of the period.

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Third Avenue Trust

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Third Avenue Value Fund

 

   Common   Corporate    Limited      
   Stocks   Bonds & Notes    Partnerships    Total 
Balance as of 10/31/13 (fair value)                            
Consumer Products  $26,318     $3,691,276       $     $3,717,594 
Financial Insurance   812,000                    812,000 
Insurance & Reinsurance   65,025              169,492      234,517 
Manufacturing Housing   85,815,088                    85,815,088 
Transfer out of Level 3^                            
Manufacturing Housing   (85,815,088)                   (85,815,088)
Payment-in-kind                            
Consumer Products         608,118              608,118 
Return of capital                            
Financial Insurance   (629,000)                   (629,000)
Insurance & Reinsurance                 (32,494)     (32,494)
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss)                            
Consumer Products         2,350,477              2,350,477 
Financial Insurance   76,000                    76,000 
Insurance & Reinsurance   11,475              (28,677)     (17,202)
Balance as of 7/31/14 (fair value)                            
Consumer Products   26,318      6,649,871              6,676,189 
Financial Insurance   259,000                    259,000 
Insurance & Reinsurance   76,500              108,321      184,821 
Manufacturing Housing                        
Total  $361,818     $6,649,871       $108,321     $7,120,010 
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) related to securities still held as of July 31, 2014          $2,409,275 

 

^ Transfer out is recorded utilizing value as of the beginning of the period.

 

Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund

 

   Common   Corporate             
   Stocks   Bonds &   Private   Term     
   & Warrants   Notes   Equities   Loans   Total 
Balance as of 10/31/13 (fair value)                         
U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies  $16,751,774   $   $91,229,323   $   $107,981,097 
Transfer in to Level 3^                         
Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies       27,030,454            27,030,454 
Purchases                         
Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies       4,632,347        3,783,925    8,416,272 
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss)                         
Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies       6,901,741        (70,734)   6,831,007 
U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies   2,902,501        38,583,153        41,485,654 
Balance as of 7/31/14 (fair value)                         
Non-U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies       38,564,542        3,713,191    42,277,733 
U.S. Real Estate Operating Companies   19,654,275        129,812,476        149,466,751 
Total  $19,654,275   $38,564,542   $129,812,476   $3,713,191   $191,744,484 
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) related to securities still held as of July 31, 2014       $48,316,661 

 

^ Transfer in is recorded utilizing value as of the beginning of the period.
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Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund

 

   Corporate
Bonds & Notes
   Term Loans   Claims   Common Stocks
and Warrants
   Preferred and
Convertible
Preferred
Stocks
   Private
Equities
   Total 
Balance as of 10/31/13 (fair value)                                   
Aerospace  $   $2,488,160   $   $   $   $   $2,488,160 
Energy   5,242,313            14,377,272*           19,619,585 
Financials                   6,113,114(a)   556,847    6,669,961 
Healthcare       3,001,947                    3,001,947 
Metals & Mining       1,360,000            14,248,607(a)       15,608,607 
Technology   7,873,040                        7,873,040 
Transportation               4,592,162    14,320,558(b)       18,912,720 
Transfer in to Level 3^                                   
Financials   18,817,355                        18,817,355 
Purchases                                   
Automotive                       8,800,000    8,800,000 
Consumer Products   70,426,143                        70,426,143 
Energy   1,147,001    57,077,808        1,815,788   748,288(a)       60,788,885 
Financials   1,161,448    6,178,611                    7,340,059 
Food & Beverage           30,796,067               30,796,067 
Gaming & Entertainment       19,600,000                    19,600,000 
Healthcare       6,135,522                    6,135,522 
Media/Cable                           
Services               2,095,119            2,095,119 
Telecommunications       4,900,000                   4,900,000 
Utliites       5,343,271                   5,343,271 
Sales                                   
Aerospace       (2,787,514)                   (2,787,514)
Energy               (41,888)           (41,888)
Financials                   (6,325,076)(a)   (556,847)   (6,881,923)
Healthcare       (4,094,594)                   (4,094,594)
Metals & Mining       (1,700,000)           (14,040,735)(a)       (15,740,735)
Services               (2,241,750)           (2,241,750)
Bond discount                                   
Energy   1,059    1,765,293                    1,766,352 
Payment-in-kind                                   
Energy   216,940                        216,940 
Healthcare       3,266                    3,266 
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss)                                   
Aerospace       3,342,564                    3,342,564 
Automotive                       3,700,000    3,700,000 
Consumer Products   (326,417)                       (326,417)
Energy   (145,506)           608,289    374,143(a)       836,926 
Financials   4,573,955    (121,690)           (589,849)(a)   25,573    3,887,989 
Food & Beverage           (13,789,962)               (13,789,962)
Metals & Mining       127,990            762,659(a)       890,649 
Services               529,841            529,841 
Technology   (7,769,255)                       (7,769,255)
Telecommunications       37,500                    37,500 
Transportation               824,235    4,168,174(b)       4,992,409 
Utliites               7,104,606            7,104,606 
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Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund reconciliation of Level 3 investments (continued)

 

   Corporate
Bonds & Notes
   Term Loans   Claims   Common Stocks
and Warrants
   Preferred and
Convertible
Preferred
Stocks
   Private
Equities
   Total 
Net realized gain/(loss)                                   
Aerospace  $   $(3,043,210)  $   $   $   $   $(3,043,210)
Energy               (31,379)           (31,379)
Financials                   801,811(a)   (25,573)   776,238 
Metals & Mining       212,010            (970,531)(a)       (758,521)
Services               1,261,881            1,261,881 
Technology   4,395,095                        4,395,095 
Balance as of 7/31/14 (fair value)                                   
Aerospace                            
Automotive                       12,500,000    12,500,000 
Consumer Products   70,099,726                        70,099,726 
Energy   6,461,807    58,843,101        16,728,082*   1,122,431(a)       83,155,421 
Financials   24,552,758    6,056,921                    30,609,679 
Food & Beverage           17,006,105*               17,006,105 
Gaming & Entertainment       19,600,000                    19,600,000 
Healthcare       5,046,141                    5,046,141 
Media/Cable   *                        
Metals & Mining                            
Services               1,645,091            1,645,091 
Technology   4,498,880                        4,498,880 
Telecommunications       4,937,500        *           4,937,500 
Transportation               5,416,397    18,488,732(b)       23,905,129 
Utliites       5,343,271        7,104,606            12,447,877 
Total  $105,613,171   $99,826,934   $17,006,105   $30,894,176   $19,611,163   $12,500,000   $285,451,549 
Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) related to securities still held as of July 31, 2014        $(232,087)

 

* Investments or include investments fair valued at zero.
Investments or include Investments acquired through corporate actions with zero cost.
Includes investments acquired with zero cost.
^ Transfer in is recorded utilizing value as of the beginning of the period.
(a) Preferred Stocks
(b) Convertible Preferred Stocks
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Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)
July 31, 2014
(Unaudited)

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

(amounts in thousands)

 

Third Avenue Value Fund  Fair Value at
7/31/14
   Valuation Technique(s)  Unobservable Inputs(s)  Range
(Weighted
Average)
Other (b)  $7,120          
Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund  Fair Value at
7/31/14
   Valuation Technique(s)  Unobservable Inputs(s)  Range
(Weighted
Average)
Private Equities  $129,812   Broker Quote  #  $4.50
Corporate Bonds   38,565   Broker Quote  #  $128.55
Common Stocks   19,654   Option Pricing Model (a)  Share volatility  0.3% (N/A)
Term Loans   3,713   Book Value  Restructuring value  $133.90-$133.97
   $191,744          
Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund  Fair Value at
7/31/14
   Valuation Technique(s)  Unobservable Inputs(s)  Range
(Weighted
Average)
Corporate Bonds  $70,099   Private Market Transaction  #  $103.78
Term Loans   58,843   Book Value  Restructuring value  1.0x (1.0x)
Corporate Bonds   24,553   Broker Quote  #  $128.55
Term Loans   19,600   Broker Quote  #  $98.00
Convertible Preferred Stocks   18,489   Broker Quote  #  $1,149.96-$1,525.08
Claims   17,006   Broker Quote  #  $0.00-$9.04
Term Loans   6,057   Book Value  Restructuring value  $133.89-$133.91
Common Stocks   5,416   Broker Quote  #  $1,149.98
Other (b)   65,389          
   $285,452          
# Valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used by third-party pricing vendors or brokers, which are described in Note 1, were not provided to the Adviser. The appropriateness of fair values for these securities is based on results of back testing, broker due diligence, unchanged price review and consideration of macro or security specific events.
(a) Represents amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants would take into account premiums or discounts, as applicable, when pricing the investments.
(b) Includes securities less than 0.50% within each respective Fund.
  The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ investments are listed above. Generally, a change in the assumptions used in any input in isolation may be accompanied by a change in another input. Significant changes in any of the unobservable inputs may significantly impact the fair value measurement. The impact is based on the relationship between each unobservable input and the fair value measurement. Significant increases (decreases) in enterprise multiples may increase (decrease) the fair value measurement. Significant increases (decreases) in the discount for marketability may decrease (increase) the fair value measurement.

 

Security transactions:

Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

 

Foreign currency translation and foreign investments:

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars as follows:

 

  Investments and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies: At the prevailing rates of exchange on the valuation date.
     
  Investment transactions: At the prevailing rates of exchange on the date of such transactions.

 

Payment-in-kind Securities:

The Funds may invest in payment-in-kind securities (“PIKs”). PIKs give the issuer the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in either cash or additional debt securities. Those additional debt securities usually have the same terms, including maturity dates and interest rates, and associated risks as the original bonds. The daily market quotations of the original bonds may include the accrued interest (referred to as a dirty price) and require a pro-rata adjustment from the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments to interest receivable.

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Third Avenue Trust

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Term loans:

The Funds typically invest in loans which are structured and administered by a third party entity (the “Agent”) that acts on behalf of a group of lenders that make or hold interests in the loan. These securities generally pay interest at rates which are periodically pre-determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally either the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or the certificate of deposit rate.

 

These securities are generally considered to be restricted, as the Funds are ordinarily contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent bank and/or borrower prior to disposition. Remaining maturities of term loans may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional payments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on July 31, 2014.

 

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

The Funds may be exposed to foreign currency risks associated with portfolio investments and therefore may use forward foreign currency contracts to hedge or manage these exposures. The Funds also may buy forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is included in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Funds’ portfolio securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward foreign currency contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. In addition, the Funds could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

During the period ended July 31, 2014, Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund, Third Avenue International Value Fund and Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund used forward foreign currency contracts for hedging against foreign currency risks. As of July 31, 2014, the Third Avenue International Value Fund no longer held any forward foreign currency contracts.

 

Option contracts:

The Funds may purchase and sell (“write”) put and call options on various instruments including investments, indices, and foreign currency to manage and hedge exchange rate risks within their portfolios and also to gain long or short exposure to the underlying instruments.

 

An option contract gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) an underlying item at a fixed exercise price on a certain date or during a specified period. The cost of the underlying instruments acquired through the exercise of a call option is increased by the premiums paid. The proceeds from the underlying instruments sold through the exercise of a purchased put option are decreased by the premiums paid. Investments in over-the-counter option contracts require the Funds to fair value or mark-to market the options on a daily basis, which reflects the change in the market value of the contracts at the close of each day’s trading. The cost of purchased options that expire unexercised are treated by the Funds, on expiration date, as realized losses on investments or foreign currency transactions.

 

When the Funds write an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Funds is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Funds, on the expiration date, as realized gains on written options or foreign currency. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Funds have a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Funds. In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing a security or currency at a price different from the cur-

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Third Avenue Trust

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

rent market value. The Funds may execute transactions in both listed and over-the-counter options. Listed options involve minimal counterparty risk since listed options are guaranteed against default by the exchange on which they trade. When purchasing over-the-counter options, the Funds bear the risk of economic loss from counterparty default, equal to the market value of the option.

 

During the period ended July 31, 2014, Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund and Third Avenue International Value Fund used purchased options on foreign currency for hedging purposes and/or to protect against losses in foreign currencies. As of July 31, 2014, the Third Avenue International Value Fund no longer held any purchased options on foreign currency.

 

During the period ended July 31, 2014, Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund used written call options on foreign currency for hedging purposes and written put options on equities to gain long exposure to the underlying instruments. As of July 31, 2014, the Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund no longer held any written put options on equities.

 

2. INVESTMENTS

 

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation):

The following information is based upon the book basis of investment securities as of July 31, 2014:

 

   Value Fund   Small-Cap
Value Fund
   Real Estate
Value Fund
   International
Value Fund
   Focused
Credit Fund
 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $680,222,519   $140,142,307   $701,749,201   $96,595,938   $280,512,864 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (192,462,374)   (8,064,197)   (33,078,561)   (61,408,905)   (154,595,995)
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)  $487,760,145   $132,078,110   $668,670,640   $35,187,033   $125,916,869 
Aggregate book cost  $1,620,651,755   $432,717,328   $1,815,807,091   $581,001,215   $2,977,184,645 

 

3. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

At July 31, 2014, Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund had the following commitments and contingencies:

 

Issuer  Type  Amount of
Commitment
   Funded
Commitment
   Value of
Segregated Securities
Longview Power LLC  Debtor-In-Possession Loan  $13,818,803   $5,343,271     $8,475,532 
                     

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

For additional information regarding the accounting policies of the Funds, refer to the most recent financial statements in the N-CSR filing at www.sec.gov.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

  Jack W. Aber
David M. Barse
William E. Chapman, II
Lucinda Franks
Edward J. Kaier
  Marvin Moser
Eric Rakowski
Martin Shubik
Charles C. Walden
Martin J. Whitman
 

 

OFFICERS

 

Martin J. Whitman — Chairman of the Board
David M. Barse — President, Chief Executive Officer
Vincent J. Dugan — Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Michael A. Buono — Controller
W. James Hall — General Counsel, Secretary
Joseph J. Reardon — Chief Compliance Officer

 

TRANSFER AGENT

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.
P.O. Box 9802
Providence, RI 02940-8002
610-239-4600
800-443-1021 (toll-free)

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Third Avenue Management LLC
622 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

CUSTODIAN

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
14201 Dallas Parkway, 2nd Floor
Dallas, TX 75254

 

 

About Third Avenue Management

 

Third Avenue Management LLC is a New York-based global asset manager that has adhered to a proven value investment philosophy since its founding in 1986. Third Avenue’s disciplined approach seeks to maximize long-term, risk-adjusted returns by focusing on corporate financial stability, and price conscious, opportunistic security selection throughout the capital structure. The firm offers its services to private and institutional clients, and had approximately $13 billion in assets under management as of July 31, 2014.

 

 

   

If you would like further information about Third Avenue Funds, please contact your relationship manager or email clientservice@thirdave.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

622 Third Avenue, 31st floor | New York, New York 10017

www.thirdave.com

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”)) within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-Q is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the report that it files or submits on Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Trust’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Trust’s most recently ended fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Separate certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant): Third Avenue Trust  
     
By: /s/ David M. Barse  
Name: David M. Barse  
Title: Principal Executive Officer  
Date: September 15, 2014  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ David M. Barse  
Name: David M. Barse  
Title: Principal Executive Officer  
Date: September 15, 2014  
     
By: /s/ Vincent J. Dugan  
Name: Vincent J. Dugan  
Title: Principal Financial Officer  
Date: September 15, 2014